Fantasy studs, duds, sleepers: Juju Smith-Schuster grabs spotlight

They're the sweetest words to fantasy football owners' ears: Championship week.

For most leagues, Week 16 is it. Hopefully, our studs, duds and sleepers will help you take home a title. Remember to look at USA TODAY Sports' rankings and, as we always say, GOOD LUCK!

Studs

QB Case Keenum, Minnesota Vikings

Combine consistency (two touchdowns in each of his last four games) with taking care of the football (just one game of two INTs) and a mouth-watering matchup (the Packers' secondary is leaky) and you've got a championship-week starter.

RB Alex Collins, Baltimore Ravens

Ignore last week. The Colts have a bottom-five rushing defense and Collins has scored in four of his last five contests. At the very least, he's a solid RB2 with serious upside.

WR Juju Smith-Schuster, Pittsburgh Steelers

Antonio Brown is out, so it's the breakout star's turn to play WR1 against the Texans. You're probably starting him if you own him, but I'm just reminding you he's going to have a huge day.

TE Greg Olsen, Carolina Panthers

Uhhhh, yeah, he looks like he's back and healthy. After a 116-yard, one-touchdown performance against the Packers, he's now a must-start.

Duds

QB Jimmy Garoppolo, San Francisco 49ers

He's had two straight 330-plus-yard games, but that should end with a game against the uber-tough Jacksonville D. If you've streamed starters and Jimmy G. was your guy, look elsewhere.

RB Lamar Miller, Houston Texans

We've reached the "can't trust him in a championship game" zone. It's five straight contests of 3.7 yards per carry and under and only two games with more than two catches in his last six. Also, his opponent is the Steelers. Yikes.

WR Jamison Crowder, Washington Redskins

Yes, he found paydirt in Week 15 and sure, he's been the wideout he was supposed to be in the second half of the season. But now he's got to deal with the Broncos' always-challenging defense.

TE Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings

I'm just nervous (full disclosure: I own Rudolph in a few leagues). Even though he had a touchdown last week and has scored in four straight, the Packers allow just 10.5 points to opposing tight ends and Rudolph's ankle might still be an issue.

Sleepers

QB Blake Bortles, Jacksonville Jaguars

Did you think the Jags QB would win you playoff games? Me neither. But here we are - he's coming off a three-touchdown game against the Texans and now he'll face the Niners, who have the 19th-ranked passing defense.

RB Kerwynn Williams or Elijhaa Penny, Arizona Cardinals

Keep an eye on Williams' quad injury this week. If he's in, he's a worthwhile start against the hapless Giants. If he's out, consider Penny as a flex. Yes, one of those dudes can win you a fantasy title.

WR Robert Woods, Los Angeles Rams

In his return from injury, he saw seven targets and scored. The Titans don't stop the pass all that well, and he was a favorite receiver for Jared Goff before missing a month of action. I like him as a WR2 this week.

TE Jesse James, Pittsburgh Steelers

Follow my thinking here: He gets an upgrade because Brown is out, he caught a would-be touchdown last week that was taken away by the replay gods, and he's seen 17 targets in the past two weeks. The Texans don't defend tight ends too well, either.

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